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If you do not recognize the imperialist-colonialist nature of the struggle in Egypt (and throughout the region), you will inevitably fail. Successful anti-imperialist struggles have always, and must, base their strategies on a fundamental intention to deliver consequences to the overriding imperial power, not only to the puppet regimes managing their countries on behalf of…

When a group like Da’esh takes hostages, they usually publicize it, and issue demands to a government. Mujahideen in Iraq, and guerrilla groups in Latin America have had much more success dealing directly with the companies their hostages work for, without publicizing the abductions. Publicity makes negotiations very difficult, and it should be understood that…